Gueckedou weather in October

In October, Gueckedou sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 282 mm of rain across 29.4 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Gueckedou's 7th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gueckedou's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 282 mm; 29.4 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 6:31 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover: 79%; 7th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 4.61 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.1; out of 10

Gueckedou is town in southern Guinea.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical October day in Gueckedou reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and on par with November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	21
2	28	21
3	28	21
4	29	21
5	29	21
6	29	21
7	29	21
8	29	21
9	29	21
10	29	21
11	29	21
12	29	21
13	29	21
14	29	21
15	29	21
16	29	21
17	29	21
18	29	21
19	29	21
20	29	21
21	29	21
22	29	21
23	29	21
24	29	21
25	29	21
26	29	21
27	29	21
28	29	21
29	29	21
30	29	21
31	29	21

How October really feels in Gueckedou

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Gueckedou weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 20°	15	2.6	11.6	5.0
Feb	33° / 22°	28	5	11.7	3.9
Mar	33° / 23°	79	12.3	11.9	3.5
Apr	31° / 23°	122	18.5	12.2	3.4
May	30° / 22°	226	25.7	12.4	3.1
Jun	28° / 22°	278	27.6	12.5	3.3
Jul	27° / 21°	290	28.3	12.4	3.6
Aug	27° / 21°	330	28.2	12.3	3.6
Sep	28° / 21°	351	28.4	12.1	3.3
Oct	29° / 21°	282	29.4	11.8	3.1
Nov	29° / 21°	124	16.5	11.6	4.5
Dec	30° / 20°	18	3.6	11.5	5.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	14	15	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	18	18	18	19	19
Cloudier (%)	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	88	88	88	87	87	86	85	84	84	84	84	83	83	83	82	82	82	81	81

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	11	89
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	14	86
19	15	85
20	16	84
21	16	84
22	16	84
23	16	84
24	17	83
25	17	83
26	17	83
27	18	82
28	18	82
29	18	82
30	19	81
31	19	81

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Gueckedou gets around 282 mm of rain over 29.4 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 94% and peaks near 96% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	94	95	95	95	95	95	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	94	94	93	93	92	91	91	90	89	87	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	94
2	95
3	95
4	95
5	95
6	95
7	96
8	96
9	96
10	96
11	96
12	96
13	96
14	96
15	96
16	96
17	96
18	95
19	95
20	95
21	94
22	94
23	93
24	93
25	92
26	91
27	91
28	90
29	89
30	87
31	86

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the oppressive band about 82% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Muggy (%)	22	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	17
Oppressive (%)	78	79	79	80	80	80	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	83	83	83	83	83	83	84	84	84	83

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	22	78
2	21	79
3	21	79
4	20	80
5	20	80
6	20	80
7	19	81
8	19	81
9	19	81
10	19	81
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	18	82
16	18	82
17	18	82
18	18	82
19	18	82
20	18	82
21	18	82
22	17	83
23	17	83
24	17	83
25	17	83
26	17	83
27	17	83
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	17	83

Wind in October

Winds average 4 km/h in October, the calmest month.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	5	calm
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12	5	calm
13	5	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
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31	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:32 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:15 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33
Sunset (PM)	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:15

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	6:32	6:27
2	11.9	6:32	6:27
3	11.9	6:32	6:26
4	11.9	6:32	6:26
5	11.9	6:31	6:25
6	11.9	6:31	6:25
7	11.9	6:31	6:24
8	11.9	6:31	6:24
9	11.9	6:31	6:23
10	11.9	6:31	6:23
11	11.8	6:31	6:22
12	11.8	6:31	6:22
13	11.8	6:31	6:21
14	11.8	6:31	6:21
15	11.8	6:31	6:20
16	11.8	6:31	6:20
17	11.8	6:31	6:19
18	11.8	6:31	6:19
19	11.8	6:32	6:19
20	11.8	6:32	6:18
21	11.8	6:32	6:18
22	11.8	6:32	6:18
23	11.8	6:32	6:17
24	11.7	6:32	6:17
25	11.7	6:32	6:17
26	11.7	6:32	6:16
27	11.7	6:32	6:16
28	11.7	6:33	6:16
29	11.7	6:33	6:15
30	11.7	6:33	6:15
31	11.7	6:33	6:15

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.5 kWh/m² to a high of 5.76 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 4.61 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.5	Bright
2	4.5	Bright
3	4.5	Bright
4	4.5	Bright
5	4.5	Bright
6	4.5	Bright
7	4.5	Bright
8	4.5	Bright
9	4.6	Bright
10	4.6	Bright
11	4.6	Bright
12	4.6	Bright
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19	4.6	Bright
20	4.6	Bright
21	4.6	Bright
22	4.7	Bright
23	4.7	Bright
24	4.7	Bright
25	4.7	Bright
26	4.7	Bright
27	4.6	Bright
28	4.6	Bright
29	4.6	Bright
30	4.6	Bright
31	4.6	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Gueckedou

In seasonPeak

In October, Gueckedou sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Gueckedou's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Gueckedou sees seasonal dust haze (February–April), heaviest in April.

Rainy season

Dust

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Is October a good time to visit Gueckedou?

Our two travel scores rate October for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.1

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

3.9

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gueckedou.

What to pack for Gueckedou in October

From October's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In October, Gueckedou sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Gueckedou in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gueckedou peaks around September 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	10	12	13	12	12	12	12	13	13	12	9	8
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	10	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Gueckedou in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Gueckedou is worst in March — around 143 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 15.9× the cleanest month (August, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	75	83	143	88	25	16	11	9	10	16	23	43
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	75	Unhealthy
Feb	83	Unhealthy
Mar	143	Unhealthy
Apr	88	Unhealthy
May	25	Moderate
Jun	16	Moderate
Jul	11	Good
Aug	9	Good
Sep	10	Good
Oct	16	Moderate
Nov	23	Moderate
Dec	43	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Gueckedou?

Gueckedou sits at 8.6°N, 10.1°W, 430 m above sea level, in Guinea. The nearest listed city is Foya Kamara, 24 km away.

Topography around Gueckedou

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Gueckedou.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gueckedou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 133 m around an average of 445 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 340 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,231 m.

The land around Gueckedou is covered by trees (40%), grassland (40%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (61%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and trees (81%) within 80 km.

3 km

133 m

trees 40%

16 km

340 m

trees 61%

80 km

1,231 m

trees 81%

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← September Gueckedou year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Foya Kamara 24 km · Yende Millimou 36 km · Voinjama 45 km · Kissidougou 69 km · Macenta 73 km · Koidu 93 km · Albadéria 109 km · Segbwema 110 km

Guinea travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / F / K; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 34% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $1,877; 2025
Happiness: 4.6 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths: 29.7; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Gueckedou (8.5674°, -10.1336°, elevation 430 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	21
2	28	21
3	28	21
4	29	21
5	29	21
6	29	21
7	29	21
8	29	21
9	29	21
10	29	21
11	29	21
12	29	21
13	29	21
14	29	21
15	29	21
16	29	21
17	29	21
18	29	21
19	29	21
20	29	21
21	29	21
22	29	21
23	29	21
24	29	21
25	29	21
26	29	21
27	29	21
28	29	21
29	29	21
30	29	21
31	29	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	11	89
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	14	86
19	15	85
20	16	84
21	16	84
22	16	84
23	16	84
24	17	83
25	17	83
26	17	83
27	18	82
28	18	82
29	18	82
30	19	81
31	19	81

	Rain chance (%)
1	94
2	95
3	95
4	95
5	95
6	95
7	96
8	96
9	96
10	96
11	96
12	96
13	96
14	96
15	96
16	96
17	96
18	95
19	95
20	95
21	94
22	94
23	93
24	93
25	92
26	91
27	91
28	90
29	89
30	87
31	86

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	22	78
2	21	79
3	21	79
4	20	80
5	20	80
6	20	80
7	19	81
8	19	81
9	19	81
10	19	81
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	18	82
16	18	82
17	18	82
18	18	82
19	18	82
20	18	82
21	18	82
22	17	83
23	17	83
24	17	83
25	17	83
26	17	83
27	17	83
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	17	83

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	21
2	28	21
3	28	21
4	29	21
5	29	21
6	29	21
7	29	21
8	29	21
9	29	21
10	29	21
11	29	21
12	29	21
13	29	21
14	29	21
15	29	21
16	29	21
17	29	21
18	29	21
19	29	21
20	29	21
21	29	21
22	29	21
23	29	21
24	29	21
25	29	21
26	29	21
27	29	21
28	29	21
29	29	21
30	29	21
31	29	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	11	89
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	14	86
19	15	85
20	16	84
21	16	84
22	16	84
23	16	84
24	17	83
25	17	83
26	17	83
27	18	82
28	18	82
29	18	82
30	19	81
31	19	81

	Rain chance (%)
1	94
2	95
3	95
4	95
5	95
6	95
7	96
8	96
9	96
10	96
11	96
12	96
13	96
14	96
15	96
16	96
17	96
18	95
19	95
20	95
21	94
22	94
23	93
24	93
25	92
26	91
27	91
28	90
29	89
30	87
31	86

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	22	78
2	21	79
3	21	79
4	20	80
5	20	80
6	20	80
7	19	81
8	19	81
9	19	81
10	19	81
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	18	82
16	18	82
17	18	82
18	18	82
19	18	82
20	18	82
21	18	82
22	17	83
23	17	83
24	17	83
25	17	83
26	17	83
27	17	83
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	17	83

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	21
2	28	21
3	28	21
4	29	21
5	29	21
6	29	21
7	29	21
8	29	21
9	29	21
10	29	21
11	29	21
12	29	21
13	29	21
14	29	21
15	29	21
16	29	21
17	29	21
18	29	21
19	29	21
20	29	21
21	29	21
22	29	21
23	29	21
24	29	21
25	29	21
26	29	21
27	29	21
28	29	21
29	29	21
30	29	21
31	29	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	11	89
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	14	86
19	15	85
20	16	84
21	16	84
22	16	84
23	16	84
24	17	83
25	17	83
26	17	83
27	18	82
28	18	82
29	18	82
30	19	81
31	19	81

	Rain chance (%)
1	94
2	95
3	95
4	95
5	95
6	95
7	96
8	96
9	96
10	96
11	96
12	96
13	96
14	96
15	96
16	96
17	96
18	95
19	95
20	95
21	94
22	94
23	93
24	93
25	92
26	91
27	91
28	90
29	89
30	87
31	86

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	22	78
2	21	79
3	21	79
4	20	80
5	20	80
6	20	80
7	19	81
8	19	81
9	19	81
10	19	81
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	18	82
16	18	82
17	18	82
18	18	82
19	18	82
20	18	82
21	18	82
22	17	83
23	17	83
24	17	83
25	17	83
26	17	83
27	17	83
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	17	83